The two flagbearers for the United States team at the Pan American Games in Chile won gold medals on Sunday. Veteran shooter Vincent Hancock took his third Pan American Games title in skeet shooting, while gymnast Jordan Chiles led the women’s team to the all-round gold in Santiago.
Jordan Chiles and Vincent Hancock of the United States carry their country’s flag during the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. SANTIAGO, Chile — The two flagbearers for the United States team at the Pan American Games in Chile won gold medals on Sunday.
Peru’s Nicolas Pacheco took the bronze in Santiago’s cloudy afternoon and also secured a place in France since Hancock had already done that at the world championship.U.S. swimmer Madden shines at Pan American Games on 1st day of competitionShortly after putting the gold medal around his neck, Hancock went to social media to repost one of his videos in action from May 2022 with the soundtrack of Sage the Gemini’s “Tick Tick Boom.”The 34-year-old Hancock has been a shooter since he was a child.
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